The InCalf Book

Only free to levy payers. The InCalf Book for New Zealand Dairy Farmers is the "must-have" book for dairy farmers.

Caring for damaged tails poster

This quick visual guide to caring for damaged tails shows you the steps you need to take if you see a newly damaged tail.

On-farm guidelines for preventing damaged tails

Minimising tail damage on farm means improved animal care, less stress for cows and staff.

Healthy Udder Guide

This guide provides practical "step by step" tips for preventing, finding and treating mastitis.

Body Condition Scoring Reference Guide

A companion to the DairyNZ Body Condition Scoring Made Easy field guide.

Body Condition Scoring Made Easy Booklet

Condition score your dairy herd accurately and consistently by using this handy field guide for objective levels for animal measurement.

Body Condition Scoring Recording Chart

Transport within New Zealand

Animal Welfare (Transport within New Zealand) Code of Welfare 2011

Caring for calves

A guide to creating procedures for calf care.

CalvingSmart booklet

Tips for your first calving season.

Fit for transport poster

8 things calves require to be fit for transport.

The welfare of bobby calves - Good practice guidelines

These guidelines are intended to help you meet the welfare needs of animals in your care and to comply with the requirements of the Animal Welfare Act 1999 and the industry agreed standards detailed in the animal welfare codes.

Bobby calf collection sign

This sign provides a visual reminder and checklist at the point of bobby calf selection of the eight criteria that calves must meet before they are selected for transport off-farm.

Early Response Service

DairyNZ's Early Response Service is available to support farmers whenever concerns are raised about the wellbeing of livestock.

Animal Welfare (Painful Husbandry Procedures) - Code of Welfare

This code covers all painful husbandry procedures and provides specific information for castration, tail docking, and disbudding and dehorning.